Where does “螺子” come from?

螺子 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 螺, from Middle Chinese 螺.

螺子 (Japanese): a screw

Definitions

  1. a screw

Ancestry of “螺子”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese螺any shellfish with a spiral shell; spiral...
2Middle Chinese螺—
Every word from Middle Chinese 螺 →Every word from Japanese 螺 →